Orlando Executive Airport was placed on lockdown Tuesday night while officers searched for a robbery suspect on the property, according to Federal Aviation Administration officials.

Authorities issued the lockdown shortly before 8 p.m. while they looked for the suspect by foot and with a helicopter.

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Orlando police said the suspect is wanted in connected with an armed robbery at the Mattress One store on East Colonial Drive. He is described as a Hispanic man weighing 160 to 180 pounds and wearing a white shirt and khaki shorts. He is approximately 5 feet 9 inches tall, police said.